A provision in CMS’ new rule to modify or eliminate unnecessary regulations will ease requirements for physicians in small Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), as well as Rural Health Clinics (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), according to the agency. Part II of CMS’ Regulatory...
Core Privileges for Physicians, Sixth Edition is on its way! This updated, comprehensive resource contains over 75 physician specialty and subspecialty forms, along with nearly 40 procedure lists corresponding to the specialties and subspecialties. Feel confident knowing the criteria...
By the time James King, a former physician living in Billings, Montana, filed his taxes, his identity had already been stolen. As a consequence, his return was rejected, he said. A growing number of physicians across the country have reported being victimized by what appears to be the same...
New guidelines issued by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) will safeguard patients’ privacy and ensure high-quality care in a fast-changing healthcare delivery environment, according to the group. However, some patient advocates, healthcare providers, and healthcare organizations...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
Preliminary Bureau of Economic Analysis figures show that household healthcare spending surged during the last quarter. But if healthcare spending is rising so fast, why is healthcare job growth flat? Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times Economy Hub offers some possible answers to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
Three out of four physicians believe that fellow practitioners prescribe an unnecessary test or procedure at least once a week, according to a survey released last week. The most frequent reasons that physicians order extraneous—and costly—medical care are fears of being sued, the desire to be...
